Finally, after years of passing close-by I have got to Adlestrop- associated with one of the most evocative poems in the English language. The station has long gone and the last surviving GWR railway seat is now in the bus shelter. Edward Thomas, travelling from Oxford to Worcester, had an unscheduled stop at this station on 23 June 1914- in 1917 he was killed at the Battle of Arras.
Helen Thomas wrote a memorable book - As it Was and World without End - a frank portrayal of the often tormented poet who chose to fight in the war, despite being over age, because he saw himself as fighting literally for the very soil of England.
Jane Austen visted frequently - her uncle was vicar and it is thought likely that his house was the model for Mansfield Park.Poached eggs in Stow on the Wold - I live dangerously - and then to Daylesford Organic - a masterpiece of monochromatic tonal compositions.......
I fear allotment chic and make-do-and-mend do not have a place here, my chickens lack the aristocratic poise of the Cotswold Legbar and their hen-house does not have heart-shaped decorations. Hey but anywhere that sells tomatoes called Green Zebra, and Yellow Submarine cannot be all bad.
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